and, queen of the mountains the norwegian climber who is on the verge of setting a very special record. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 4:30 in the morning in afghanistan, where dawn is breaking on the one year anniversary of the taliban s return to power. august 15th, 2021, saw thousands flee the country out of fear of what lied ahead, but many more where left behind, their daily lives changed beyond recognition. no more so than for country s women and girls, who are now subject to harsh, more conservative rules that restrict their education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet was in the capital a year ago as the taliban retook the country she s returned to kabul for this special report. it s a man s world. afghanistan is a conservative country, but the rules are now set by the ultraconservative taliban. spaces which had opened up for women have now been slammed s
former advisor to hillary clinton. welcome to the programme. it s been one year since the taliban seized power in the afghan capital kabul. the world watched in shock, as the country s government collapsed. thousands of afghan citizens and foreigners fearing taliban rule descended onto kabul airport, hoping to leave, some clinging onto planes. for the taliban and its supporters, today is a national holiday and a day of celebration for them, but not for everyone. we know that for those left behind, the humanitarian situation is dire. 95% of the population do not have enough food to eat. and more than a million children under the age of five sufferfrom prolonged malnutrition. before the taliban takeover, international aid accounted for 80% of the afghan state budget. but countries don t want to legitimise taliban rule so that aid has been cut off. this is the un. we are talking about the chronically half of the population, 20 million people, in constant need of some sort
president of the confederation of british industry, lord bilimoria, and the former mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlings blake. welcome to the programme. the nato summit wrapped up today in madrid, with the alliance stronger than it has been in decades. leaders committed more money to ukraine and more troop numbers to the eastern flank. and in the face of russia s agression they reaffirmed their core commitment to each other under article five an attack on one, is an attack on all. we face the most serious security situation in decades. but we are rising to the challenge with unity and resolve. together deploy more assets and capabilities to both our alliances across all domains, land, air, sea, cyber and space. we have reaffirmed that our article five commitment is sacred. an attack on one is an attack on all and we will defend every inch of nato territory. if you want proof that nato i is a purely defensive alliance, you could have no more eloquent testimony that the acc
that is double the number before the pandemic. so this is a mock up restaurant. you won t find a customer in here. the boss of this suffolk hotel chain shows me the training centre he started in march to help recruit and retain staff. you have to do something about it yourself because no one is going to give you these people, and if you want them to stay, you have got to give them the skills and the confidence to be with you. labour shortages now, but could that tide be about to turn? at the alex cafe, they are open all week three days only, though, upstairs. but the owner is in no rush, with rising energy costs for him and his customers. i ve done the job for over a0 years and it has never been like this. you know, you have always been able to see a path, however steep that path is, or how difficult. at the moment, it is almost like an abyss. we could be looking at £100,000 per year extra extra on energy. you know, that s £2,000 per week. he is trying to keep it simp
try to combat scorching heat and soaring temperatures. californian emergency services say a wildfire near yosemite national park is zero per cent under control. now on bbc news, click. spencer: we ve got a tasty programme for you this week. when is chocolate not chocolate? when it s made of. lara: kinky salts! don t knock it till you ve tried it! right. lj s feeling out of this world as she explores the new ways to tidy up high speed space trash. we re going to be bathed in lights and sounds, and apart from that, i have no idea what to expect. and spencer takes a trip to an inner world. yeah, i m looking at the inside of my own brain. 0h, did you find it? how dare you! 0k, what s this one? erm. oh, that s nice. that s 70% dark, isn t it? good. you know your stuff. mm hm. and this one? oh, that s very bitter. i d go 90%. yeah? yeah, you re doing well. now for the big one. there you go. oh, gosh! 0h! oh, that s 100% chocolate, isn t it? oh, that is awful. you did volunteer to b